Ryan Specialty announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Point6 Healthcare, LLC (“Point6”), a distributor of medical stop loss insurance, pharmacy solutions, and complex claims management on behalf of retail brokers and third party administrators. …
Texas insurance carriers reported nearly 100,000 COVID-19 claims and 472 fatalities to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), according to a factsheet released this week by DWC. More than two-thirds of all COVID-19 claims (72%) involved …
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) – An evacuation order was lifted early Sunday for residents near a southwest Louisiana refining company where lighting is believed to have sparked a fire at a chemical storage tank. The fire at Calcasieu Refining in …
During this year’s legislative session, Texas lawmakers allocated part of the state’s historic $32.7 billion surplus toward better protecting the state against droughts and floods — an investment that followed one of the hottest summers on record and the worst …
Stephens Insurance Adds Bettina to Houston Team as P&C SVP Stephens Insurance, LLC, an affiliate of Stephens Inc., has hired Chris Bettina as a senior vice president within the property and casualty practice. Bettina brings nearly 15 years of experience …
A survey published this week by Louisiana State University (LSU)’s Manship School of Mass Communication found that 17% of residents reported their provider cancelled their policy in 2022. The results are part of the 2023 Louisiana Survey, which asked residents …
FRANKLIN, Texas (AP) – One person was killed when a boiler exploded at a southeastern Texas power plant Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for Dallas-based Luminant. “A contractor was fatally injured” in the blast about 8 a.m. at the …
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Two former employees at the State Department of Education filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday against Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters and his top aide, alleging they were wrongfully fired last week. Cheryl McGee, the agency’s former …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) is reminding residents to review and assess their roof insurance coverage ahead of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which begins June 1. LDI recommends policyholders review their policy to see what deductibles they have …
When federal workplace safety investigators opened inspections in December 2022 at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma, they found blocked exit routes and walkways exposing employees to fire hazards, the same types of violations investigators discovered in stores across …
